Malapascua in the Philippines is a great place to do your Dive Instructor Course. With its white beaches and aqua blue waters, the surroundings are idyllic. And while you are here you will get to experience some of the best diving in the world: underwater wonders like the thresher sharks and manta rays, the wrecks, the macro and muck diving and incredible mandarin fish night dive. Where else can you start each day of your PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) with an early morning shark dive?!

Which PADI Dive Instructor Course is best for you?

Currently a new or new-ish diver?

Currently a PADI Divemaster?

We recommend a minimum 3 week program for your PADI IDC Course. This includes a free PADI IDC Prep Course and the IE party afterwards. We also offer an assortment of options for longer or shorter programs.

Already a Dive Instructor with another agency (SSI, NAUI, CMAS etc)?

The most professional PADI Instructor course you can get!

And we're not just saying that - Thresher Shark Divers and its instructors have won many PADI awards including Silver and Platinum Course Director ratings, regional awards and countless Certificates of Recognition for Excellence. Read more....